Where does “насторожиться” come from?
насторожиться (Russian) comes from Russian насторожи́ть, from Russian сторожи́ть, from Russian -и́ть, from Proto-Slavic -iti, from Proto-Indo-European -éyeti, from Proto-Indo-European -yeti — Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots.
насторожиться (Russian): to prick up one's ears, to pay attention to;...
Definitions
- to prick up one's ears, to pay attention to;...
Ancestry of “насторожиться”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | насторожи́ть | to alert, to put on guard |
| 2 | Russian | сторожи́ть | to guard, to watch, to watch over |
| 3 | Russian | -и́ть | — |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | -iti | Deverbal, iterative; Deverbal, causative;... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -éyeti | Forms causative imperfective verbs from roots;... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -yeti | Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots |